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Neighbours (2021)

Neighbours poster
Original title
Nachbarn
Directed by
Mano Khalil
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Switzerland
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Kurdish boy grows up in a small Syrian border village in the early 1980s. The film shows his everyday life and the people around him.

childhoodnostalgicgentleobservationalquietearnestslice-of-life

What happens

Neighbours (German: Nachbarn; Kurdish: Ciran) is a 2021 film written and directed by Mano Khalil. A Swiss/French co-production, the film depicts the experiences of a Kurdish boy in a small Syrian border village during the early 1980s. It premiered at the Berlinale’s European Film Market and went on to screen at more than 200 festivals worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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